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Today you learn about how a four-year-old can help you unblock your creativity, how we

figured out what colored dinosaurs were, and why you should never hit the snooze

button. Let's satisfy some curiosity. We've covered a lot of ways for being

more productive or creative on this

podcast but today's tip might take the cake. If you want to kick-start your

creativity then try this borrow a four-year-old. Definitely with their parents permission.

This idea comes from Austin Klyon,

who is an artist, a prolific blogger,

and the author of three books on creativity.

He's also the father of two small boys and he's a

father who is fighting back against the stereotype that caring for kids and

being creative don't mix. In fact on his blog he insists that children can be a magic

elixir for unblocking creativity. Of course time spent changing diapers and

handing out yogurt is time not spent on your work.

And yet what kids eat up in time they can give back in inspiration.

For example, after visiting a sculpture garden in Austin, K Cleon wrote this on his blog.

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